Archive: 5 October 2020

LEADER of the Opposition in Parliament Jack Mwiimbu says his party wholeheartedly welcomes government’s intentions to set up a commission of inquiry into privatisation. And Mwiimbu says the Ministry of Finance will have challenges financing […]

STANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia Plc has posted huge losses of over K225 million after tax during its half-year period ending June 30, 2020, mainly induced by the kwacha’s massive devaluation and the bank’s impairments on […]

CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa, State Counsel, has advised Zambians to pre-register as voters during the current pre-voter registration exercise launched by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). Sangwa’s remarks were in reaction to a tweet […]

GOVERNMENT has extended the issuance period of the COVID-19 bond to December 31, 2020, to allow for more time to realise the targeted amount of K8 billion. According to a notice issued via the Bank […]

HOUSING and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale says a number of unplanned events have affected the completion of certain projects of Zambia. Mwale was responding to a question from Luena UPND member of parliament David […]

FORMER Attorney General Musa Mwenye State Counsel says it is an unnecessary and wasteful undertaking to constitute a commission of inquiry into the privatisation at this time. Last week, President Edgar Lungu said it was […]

ANTI-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) executive director Richwell Mulwani says government should address the recommendations that were made by the Commission of Inquiry into the 2016 voting patterns to avoid a possible repetition of violence and […]